Tooth Cervix
Synonyms
CEJ
Cementoenamel Junction
Cementoenamel Junctions
Cervix Dentis
Cervix, Tooth
Junction, Cementoenamel
Junctions, Cementoenamel
The constricted part of the tooth at the junction of the crown and root or roots. It is often referred to as the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), the line at which the cementum covering the root of a tooth and the enamel of the tooth meet. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p530, p433)